Should Your Boyfriend Play Horizon Forbidden West?

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Aloy is back and she's movin' with her auntie and uncle in Bel-Air! But is Forbidden West as good as Zero Dawn? I don't know. I just watched my boyfriend play it so I could make jokes.
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[@CyberVirtual]

Case in point Open World games are not the most fun to watch sorry Shelby and shame on you Matt for killing cute Squirrels. You freaken monster! JK I love you both. One day Wife Reviews are gonna be fire!!!

[@madcow9421]

Warhammer 3 coop

[@6helloworld938]

:)

[@TwistedSecrets777]

hey sorry if my comment i left seems like im attacking ya for attacking my fav game (below) I played so much HZD and lost so much to Deleting materials to pick up more stuff and the stash on this game makes it by far the best game i've ever played but still I love that part about screenshots lol

[@cjlaity1]

Right on the money. I'm about 30 hours in. It's a beautiful game but the story is boring, the dialogue is horrendous like amateurs in a play shouting or whispering their lines to an audience, the character models are outright jarring with their eyes zig zagging all over the place, and I'm playing on a ps4 so it's glitchy as hell and I can't drink a cleansing potion because it hard crashes the game, literally. So far I give it a 6.5. The first game was just so much more compelling and better paced. This one I just want to put the main missions on story mode to get them over with already.

[@raydon141]

“Every riddler trophy this side of Skellege” That hit too close to home.

[@its_dey_mate]

As someone yet to get all the question marks in skellige and someone who got every single riddler trophy in every game, when I tell you I got *Flashbacks* 💀

[@cattysplat]

@@its_dey_mate Congratulations, you played yourself.

[@TheSiemek]

100% accuracy. Skellige’s „?” were the first time I just gave up and stopped carrying about the map. I hope developers will finally notice how bad it is. AC Valhalla is prime example of making game so big it’s annoying and boring.

[@Taima]

@@TheSiemek There's nothing inherently wrong with the size of Valhalla's map, and I still take it as an improvement over Odyssey which 1. was MASSIVE (pushing the limits of "okay now this is getting a bit ridiculous" but still not bad on its own) 2. Had seemingly infinite "busywork" which was its real shortcoming imo. Because of that, I actually prefer Valhalla significantly. That said, one of Valhalla's greatest weaknesses for me is their desire to have a fresh episodic sorta story for each new county/region of the map while having quite the inability to actually maintain a compelling series of stories. I think I burned out more than halfway. Anything involving Ceolbert/Ivar and such was fun, as was the early game to be sure. Also early Asgard.

[@MrMichaelGutierrez]

Yep...lol!

[@carversmith8619]

She didn't mention that the game designers listened to her when she brought up giving Aloy a glider.

[@shahriar_wayne]

also the more forgiving climbing mechanism

[@aqueelkadri8371]

ikr

[@tim.noonan]

That’s because Matt writes the scripts and he clearly didn’t even finish the game let alone give it the time it deserves. He was too busy choking on Elden Ring’s meat to be bothered.

[@carversmith8619]

Well ......... That had some venom behind it.@@tim.noonan

[@aaronmichael6792]

@@tim.noonanwho hurt you lol

[@cholocco2831]

I’m surprised they didn’t mention that the game addressed a lot of their suggestions they had in the video for the first game.

[@SuperSuperballZ]

The "I'm tired of this, grandpa" bit really made me laugh. Great video, GFR.

[@FreemanicParacusia]

(resigned spinny wheel)

[@kylejacobs1007]

I came here to say this. 😅

[@jimbowardoable]

@@FreemanicParacusia that was hilarious! I feel this, I think HZD is basically a bog standard ubisoft collectathon with great art direction and a killer backstory, and they've only got two of those left now...

[@TheShicksinator]

No "they actually did what we asked for when reviewing the first one" award? They literally did the BOTW glider, free climbing, and grappling hook they requested.

[@sarasthoughts]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@cupajoe640]

Not free climbing. Also grappling hook is batman stuff. Sorta like uncharted. They copied alot of other games

[@nbblerxc]

@@cupajoe640 As most games do.....

[@sarasthoughts]

@@cupajoe640 but they asked for it, explicitly said "hey add this, it would be cool!" The developers listened and diversified the gameplay so much, and they didn't even bother mentioning it

[@cupajoe640]

@@nbblerxc Horizon is nothing original imo. Solid game but nothing that hasn't been done

[@jasontodd1226]

Looking forward to "Should your Boyfriend play Elden Ring?" and "Should your Boyfriend play Mass Effect Trilogy?"

[@Dhep93]

Long have we suffered under the yoke of the promised Mass Effect video. Truly the "Wen Broly" of our Time.

[@li34y]

Literally came here to say the same, esp Elden Ring. Haha

[@simonmorris5716]

And part two of the LOTR video!

[@ToyKeeper]

After watching a friend boy play Elden Ring for a few hours, I gotta say ... no. It's virtually indistinguishable from Dark Souls, which I've already seen way too many times. It's like v1.5 of the same game, a minor version bump to add a few quality-of-life improvements.

[@GuffGaffWithShikshya]

@@ToyKeeper worst way to describe it bro, its so much more than just darksouls 1.5

[@Cooldito1111]

For anyone else who doesn't know, you can set the loot to show all the time so you don't have to spam the focus constantly!

[@Anto99993]

How?

[@Banj99]

Same in Tlou 2 you can set a parameter for looting automatically and not having to open everything by yourself

[@sarasthoughts]

@@Anto99993 options

[@Anto99993]

@@sarasthoughts i searched, couldnt find anything that mention it

[@sarahwalters4428]

@@Anto99993 you have to customize your HUD. Its towards the bottom if I remember right. It's something like SHOW ALL INTERACTABLES or something to that effect.

[@oliwier6917]

great video but I’m sad that you didn’t mention that they added everything you wanted from the predecessor

[@oliwier6917]

still incredibly funny video

[@MichaelLudden]

Y'all don't get the credit you deserve for these creative reviews. The satire, the pop culture references, the humor, the singing, the carefully couched critiques, the editing - I see you! 👀👀

[@HighTide_808]

They have over 1.31 million subs. I think they are getting the credit they deserve.

[@MichaelLudden]

@@HighTide_808 not when G4TV has like 8x the subs they aren't. They should be a top gaming channel on KZbin IMHO

[@mccasper5721]

Seriously, so many reviewers on this site just sit in front of the camera and talk. Meanwhile these guys are pumping out parody songs like Weird Al on top of all the masterful editing.

[@MichaelLudden]

@@mccasper5721 exactly!!

[@jackvittali-ross6674]

Couldn’t agree with you more mate.

[@SonicHaXD]

That country song is the best thing ever XD

[@MrVelociraptor75]

It's an awesome parody of "the Beverly Hillbillies" (TV show from the '60s) if you didn't know

[@iMac9991]

i beat the game on friday, a week after release. put 40 hours into it. i literally made it my full time job to play the game bc i had the entire week off. loved every second of it, i love this series and can't wait for the next one

[@bigbri4090]

Dude, I'm at 67 hours and only 37% completed.....Some of the side quests are amazing. I'm not even close to the end, and just saw the Pacific ocean an hour ago.

[@cyb3rh4nd]

I'm 50 hours in and at 58% progression. Definitely my favorite game series and cant wait how they wrap up the story in the next game

[@felipesqr]

Next installment was announced, will be the psvr2, gotta spend some more

[@crazybabuskaman3923]

I did the same thing lmfao. 64 hours in. I finished the main story literally yesterday, I still need to do side quests and errands tho.

[@adame7843]

A week off? Must be nice

[@TaronKav]

1:45 lmao that subtle gwent theme and shelby's "oh no" - as if she saw flashbacks of matt spending more time playing a card game in witcher 3 than the actual story

[@Vesperitis]

It is uncanny how Matt's experience mirrors mine, right down to rushing to complete the damn game before Elden Ring.

[@hobojoe9717]

I didn’t even bother tbh. I decided to just get Elden Ring and wait to get Horizon until it goes on sale like 6-12 months from now.

[@Soul-Burn]

I just wait for HFW to eventually come to PC in a couple of years. There's enough to play in the meantime!

[@Maxx__________]

This is literally the experience of every single person who is getting both games.

[@badoing7390]

@@hobojoe9717 Do you think Elden Ring will be suitable for a scrub casual like me that never gave Souls games a chance?

[@flushednemo]

@Mike Strawson It's probably the most approachable game Fromsoftware has made. Regardless of your mechanical gaming abilities, you will definitely be able to beat these games if you tried. The games are challenging. I know the reputation these games have and how some people are scared off of it. The games are challenging but there is always stuff implemented like trying different playstyles, running away from a fight, grinding for a bit to level up and coming back or summoning someone to help you out to make sure anyone can beat the game I hope you give the other games a try too. Enjoy your time in the Lands Between, fellow Tarnished.

[@LWAllen]

My wife’s favorite game mechanic is picking up stuff. Mine is running through large maps. We love this game.

[@gtabro1337]

Somebody likes being constantly held back in a video game?! :o

[@NRobbi42]

I too enjoy stopping to see the same looting animation thousands of times.

[@noonenowhere877]

@NRobbi I prefer when there's satisfying pick up sounds and no loot animation personally.

[@sarasthoughts]

@@gtabro1337 held back? Why would playing the game hold you back from playing.. the game?

[@vincybadman871]

ooo piece a candy!

[@nbonasoro]

I put 110 hours into it in a week, the game is incredible and I hope for DLC and New Game +

[@PillsburyNinjaKneadingJustice]

With the way the ending was done, we are for sure getting a dlc expansion like the first game. If we don't I would be very surprised. I think we will go to Alva's homeland at some point too.

[@philiphunn194]

DLC and New Game+ are virtually inevitable, I reckon.

[@CasualGearhead]

Glad to see someone enjoyed it. I will wait for it to go on sale since I don’t even have time right now to play it haha

[@CasualGearhead]

@@jesquesan that’s some dedication. I’m lucky to have enough free time to put 40 hours into a game. It’s more of a side hobby for me though. Thanks for the recap. I’ll give it some time for patches and maybe they will have a sale

[@BuccWylde]

I logged 146 hrs. and didn't even 100% the game. But I like to take my time and explore in wide open RPGs.

[@kevinosse6181]

I smell a “the review forbidden west deserved” in my future

[@GoBlueHTB]

Yeah, this review was really poor IMO. Felt rushed because of Elden Ring.

[@53rdcards]

Fyi, you can turn on instant loot by going into the general settings and selecting custom difficulty, that makes it a simple fast push of the button to grab your loot. always check the settings of a game, they can fix many a thing, can also make interactable objects always show a icon under the accessibility settings

[@MrPicklecopter]

They added that in a patch, probably after they recorded the video.

[@aerodroo]

Always appreciate Girlfriend Reviews' willingness to look past the hype and give a thoughtful, thorough, well-written critique of modern gaming in gener-- SQUIRREL!!!

[@juliangrimm835]

I’m afraid to watch the video because I still haven’t finished the game(I’ve barely started it actually…I still haven’t made it to the barren to get the embassy thing started). But I feel like I already understand this comment. because every time I’m out on a quest/errand/side mission, if I see a squirrel or a raccoon or a jay, and I have to stop and kill it…lol.

[@merchkerns]

Well it’s hard to describe the story without spoiling it. So instead better to lower viewers’ expectations to leave them pleasantly surprised. Or just… less disappointed in some cases.

[@getsuckedd5685]

@@TheJerbol ya I know they really didn’t make this seem like a good worth your time or money, which it 1000% is! But I guess she’s reviewing the game as someone who just watches it lmao, which makes most games look bad

[@jayo8281]

Where?!

[@mateobarrett6829]

Not gonna lie, it was definitely funny and always of the quality they put out with their other videos... but this game deserved a better review than this. It completely glossed over the combat, which is a huge selling point for this game. It is much harder than HZD but still rewarding and you have a whole slew of tools to engage with the machine and human enemies now. HFW really is an incredible game, buggyness and all.

[@Sterling3dg]

I am over 60 hours in to this game and I love it so much. "Squirrel" is a million time true, though. Absolutely hilarious! I have totally stopped to take screenshot a lot.

[@evanbrum6357]

I always enjoy when she sings, her voice is great and impressively versatile. It really makes these videos fun 🎶

[@ZlothZloth]

And yet, not one peep from the boyfriend. Yet. Come on, don't you two drive in a car together? Practice time!

[@dreamshade]

Still hoping for that Miracle of Sound collab~

[@Cotsos88]

Wow, that map is "chef's kiss*. I understand that to some people might seem frustrating, but personally I find picking up stuff and clearing points on the map really calming and satisfying. I got literally hundreds of cosmetics on AC: Valhalla by checking everything and I didn't look at the inventory once. I just like the process.

[@pbjent]

Yeah, I got hundreds of cosmetics in Valhalla too but not once did I change anything once I had a complete gear set.

[@ntdosplat3130]

I have this odd love/hate relationship w/maps that have a huge number of points to check out. On one hand, it's nice to not have to wander around aimlessly for hours looking for some damn korok seed. On the other, it sucks to have all the cool parts of the map pointed out to you. It's a shame to lose that sense of discovery, as that's what usually makes these open world games memorable for me. I feel a middle ground would be absolutely perfect. Smth like using crafting materials, currency or smth to reveal new POIs. But of course fully understand why you love it. There is a bit of an exhilarating feeling to looking at a giant list and checking things off one by one. And as always the best solution to problems in either direction is accessibility. Just let people play the game the way they'd like to :D

[@TempRawr]

But would you like to watch someone do itttt. I know I can't wait to play horizon goes west. But yeah I can imagine why this video is another sigh darn it horizon why you go this route.

[@basedplants]

There's a filter on the map, and you can take off all of the icons except settlements you've found, and current main/side quests. Or people who don't like icons could just...not use the map. If aimlessly wandering around to find things is your jam, then having no map would be the logical end point.

[@princessthyemis]

I'm glad you love the map because I love it too! Compared to maps in God of War and Death Stranding I think this is the best designed by far! It's really pretty and *it's easy to find your way around* and you can tell where you are.😄

[@JJMotionStudio]

Your comedic editing abilities consistently impress me GFR. It's just so good. Love the little surprises throughout all of your videos.

[@panick_9550]

Now that I've finished the main story for zero dawn I understand the "hol up a minute" aspect of this game because I was running around killing all the robots and every woodland creature and everything else around for the leveling up 🤣🤣🤣

[@saxojon]

Slipping in the Witcher 3 Velen music during the question mark/points of interest-bit was low key genious.

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

I was disappointed to not hear “Hole up a minute” at all in this review. Besides that it was very entertaining.

[@mrrodriguezHLP]

She didn't say the thing.

[@diogovieira6494]

It's a must 😂😂

[@JulioCesar-xr5vv]

Exactly. This game is the definition of holup a minute.

[@hotdognl70]

The moment Skellig was mentioned I expected the same. Luckily this channel is more creative ;)

[@sigma682]

They’ve moved away from the catch phrase, they consider it a cheap joke or the easy way.

[@johnyg1939]

Hey Girlfriendreviews! I had a great idea, that is: a second channel where you could place the livestreams, so people could watch them whenever they want, on twitch they disappear after some time, which is really frustrating sometimes.

[@martinovallejo]

I absolutely LOVE the editing of your videos. Was that Gwent music on the minigame? Your videos have more references than Ready Payer One (and unlike that movie, they're actually solid in their own way).

[@whitewashedlife]

Huge Horizon fan but this video just made me think "I wish more people talked about Tsushima"

[@ac-nq8ct]

I don’t really understand all the hate for this game on this video? Like I get that’s the style of humor here but basically nothing nice was said about it other than it was beautiful, and even that was said in a back-handed way. It has it’s faults but this is one of the best games I’ve ever played imo, so guess we can disagree on this one lol.

[@lukasclever2709]

Bruh it's just another ubisoft open world game we've seen 100 times before with terrible dialogue

[@ac-nq8ct]

@@lukasclever2709 Idk how you could have actually played the game and still think that afterwards. Some of the most life-filled NPC’s and active environments I’ve seen in this world. Like any game isn’t without its faults so I’m not saying it’s perfect, but it was pretty damn great.

[@coadamolx0100]

its boring shit

[@mohammedkaif1856]

On god bro this shit was super disappointing to hear

[@byvejen40]

I was really excited for this review because my girlfriend and I have been watching you for quite a while and Forbidden West was finally a triple A game she wanted. After watching the review she was sold and immediately started playing and we've been having fun with her being the player and me being the observer for once. Thank you for all the great work you put into this amazing channel and we look forward to all the reviews to come!

[@daniman0114]

Bot

[@TheJerbol]

Weird considering all they did was criticize the game

[@daniman0114]

@@TheJerbol yeah this just reads like a bot to me

[@chrisk_04]

They didn't really even review it tho

[@KyleVelasco]

For a video that had to be rushed, this was awesome lol. Hilarious and masterful editing just like always Matt!!

[@MrGutsTheBerserk]

The dogs looking into the bag during the ad read was too cute.

[@uncreative5766]

I'm still playing through HFW, but I think the dialogue could've been better. There's no question though the graphics and gameplay has improved massively, and I'm thankful for it.

[@OuttaBattery]

I think the dialogue was much improved but something about the direction taken with it was off. Characters making jokes about how they feel about certain situations but without actually expressing whatever that is. A character will say a character is so annoying she wants to fall asleep but she’s just staring at him for one example. If a character says she’s so bored by another she’s gonna doze off, as an actor or director, maybe actually have the character act like she’s dozing off instead of just saying it with the expression of a mannequin.

[@rexomnipotentus387]

@@OuttaBattery So if somebody tells you in real life that someone is so boring that they want to fall asleep, you actually expect the person to act like he/she is faling asleep? The voice acting, body language and facial expression is actually very good for a video game. Not many games have that. Compare it to the zombies in Ghost of Tsushima for example. Everybody (including the main character) feels lifeless and dull. The problem with Horizon is that the facial expression and body movement isn't always flawless. Weird stuff will immediately stick out like a sore thumb and it will feel off. There was much more weirdness going on in Zero Dawn and I clearly can see that they stepped up their game here.

[@earendilthemariner5546]

The companion discussions are funny. Like the discussion about pizza, erend listening to music. Etc

[@Kalypso_Belador]

The only problem I have with the dialogue is that Aloy kinda mumble talks.

[@princessthyemis]

Yeah! Some of the dialog is kind of cringe and although they made a couple of improvements on Aloy's character, I still think she is terribly bossy and rude and unlikable.

[@georgiesucks1275]

Great review I only wish it was longer

[@matthewmacgregor2760]

That was probably the funniest opening I've seen from girlfriend reviews 🤣 Yall are amazing keep up the good work!

[@ShadenRyanStudio]

Your reviews are so funny and unique ! I can’t get enough of it 😂

[@jimballard1186]

I was always gonna be a fan of this game just because it pours more Ashly Burch VO directly into my brain hole.

[@slashdef]

Currently side quest obsessed, nowhere near finishing the story but this is very well written and absolutely hilarious.

[@greatnategaming5895]

I got the Beverly HIllbillies reference! I love how you manage to sneak in a song in all the episodes!

[@dreipunktekind]

the end where the happy dogs looked in the bag killed me :D

[@NightDocs]

OH MY GOD THE SONG IM DEAD HAHAHA

[@DrCosmos24687]

“Hi, I’m an asshole. My boyfriend? Also an asshole. We don’t have any respect for the grind of side quests that keep us interested while we stray away from the main story, as in every other RPG! We just want a bouncing ball from start to finish, otherwise, we pull down our infant depends, and shit all over a great game 🤓”

[@sambhavsingh7415]

why have any respect for the bland side quests. if it was anything like witcher 3 with side quests I would have agreed with you. especially considering she is talking about from the perspective of a backseat gamer.

[@JJamahJamerson]

Kinda makes me sad that so many people are just saying about this game “eh, but elden ring looks good.” When it’s becoming one of my favourite games ever.

[@SfinxVid]

Absolutely agree. Yes, we all have games in our backlog but Horizon is a big title which deserves a full playthrough before moving on to the next game. I bought Elden Ring as well, but haven’t started it yet since I finished Horizon FW just today and I already told myself to finish FW first. Next weekend I’ll get to Elden Ring, maybe they patched the performance by then too since the FPS looks quite rough at the moment

[@jjproductions7236]

I feel that, happy for people excited for elden ring, I hope they love it, but it sucks that so many are over looking horizon because of it.

[@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganime]

People are looking pass this game because there is not much that’s new about it and it flopped immediately.

[@sonicadv27]

This. I seriously did not understand why people got so hyped about Elden Ring. It's just another Souls game. You'll play it for a month, love it and be done with it. Forbidden West might not be perfect, it has a lot of quirks but it's shaping up to be a great series. And the reviews... Ridiculous. People are up in arms about the issues FW has a launch but the abysmal performance on Elden Ring didn't stop it from receiving a ridiculous 97 on metacritic.

[@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganime]

@@sonicadv27 You were either drunk when you commented this or you are just naturally shortsighted. It’s the other way around dude. Horizon is another boring repetitive one and done short Sony game while elden ring is completely open world and gives you a lot of things to discover on your own so I’m pretty sure people are gonna be playing this for a while unlike horizon which people have already dropped for elden ring. Also who are the idiots that liked your erroneous comment?

[@prestonlee7107]

just found this channel, the format is really creative and interesting i love it

[@devineaaron]

Just finished it an hour ago. Amazing game. Worth the hype and I can't wait for the next one..

[@Mannydadgamer]

Same here my friend!

[@steelbear2063]

NEXT ONE?!

[@Mannydadgamer]

@@steelbear2063 have you finished the game? The way it finishes is clean that the story will either continue in a DLC or new game

[@CimmerianAssassin]

@@Mannydadgamer If they make that a DLC that will be a crime!

[@Mannydadgamer]

@@CimmerianAssassin yeah I agree, they definitely could make it another game. We will see!

[@ianfairchild8734]

I’m sorry but you didn’t do this game justice. The joy of this game is the amazing story as well as the density of side quests in the world that make you want to explore. This is not a game meant to be played quickly

[@EsTOEban]

god. damn. Your goofy parody songs are the best thing on youtube. *chefs kiss* keep bringing this wonderful perspective! from this goofy couch gaming couple to yours, we love your videos so damn much.

[@bertkrawl]

The Beverly Hills spoof song at the beginning 😂 take my subscribe!

[@mrdavis8814]

if you like the first game, you should play this one. If you're tired of open world games, get Guardians of the Galaxy instead. Really good game.

[@brianm2242]

Oh? Can you elaborate?

[@richardbradley7306]

@@brianm2242 Mr Davis might elaborate but basically if you like story driven games, Guardians is really well written and fun. It's also linear missions not open world. I'm not a superhero genre guy but I played 90% of that with a big grin on my face and the soundtrack packed with 80s gold. In contrast I'm enjoying horizon but I'm getting side mission fatigue and am literally the man looking over shoulder meme wanting to play Elden Ring but not about to throw away the £70 I spent of Horizon

[@ChronoMune]

@@richardbradley7306 that makes zero sense. You’re wasting it by not enjoying it. If you can’t help but feel it’s a chore mostly because you wanna play elden ring instead, put this game on hold. Then you can come back to it when you can appreciate it as the superior game it is.

[@spong3bobdeathpants268]

@@ChronoMune had me in the first half not gonna lie

[@brianm2242]

@@ChronoMune It's not your place to tell someone what games they should or should not like.

[@parallaxkimchi8656]

The story goes in so many different directions? What you talk about in this is only like the first 8 hours or so of a 50 hour, excellent story with tons of great characters and insane twists. It's like talking about RDR2 but only covering the story up until they leave the first campsite

[@Bateluer]

This. FW feels like chapter 2, continuing right from where the first game left of, continuing and building. DLC is instant purchase.

[@Mopark25]

You guys are legends for using that Holes clip

[@ahner1kw]

The Holes reference was hilarious and I can not thank you enough for bringing that movie back to mind! Great review!

[@alphagamer9505]

This was a very rushed review

[@MariaIsabel_Fufuria]

78 hours in so far…and only 37.25% of game completion…hehe…loving my time in the world of Horizon again. 😍😍😍

[@jaydenlopez8165]

These videos are incredible. Every time I’m just amazed by your creativity

[@Tactavious]

I love the little giggle after the song, lol. Never thought I'd hear a Beverly Hillbillies cover using Horizon references. Noice.

[@ChadillacGrills]

I mean, Horizon: Forbidden West is the big game I've been eagerly waiting for. I barely have any interest in Elden Ring. Horizon represents everything I adore and desire in a vast, immersive, story-driven single-player open-world action/adventure, and I love losing myself in it. I'm sure Elden Ring is cool in its own way.

[@westrim]

I give this review a 2/5 for the completely misleading intro. Hades still existing was directly stated at the end of the last game. In this game, Sylens captured it, interrogated it, and left it for Aloy to kill. Killing Hades starts the fifth main quest. Most of Forbidden West is recovering Gaia and her components.

[@TheJerbol]

I know I don't understand how they can say it's a retread when it's not whatsoever

[@paulocamoes6816]

You can clearly see that this was an extremely rushed video, they wanted to push this out before starting Elden Ring, as they state themselves by the end of the video. Which in my opinion translates to one of their worst videos so far. Well, they're in for a surprise, seeing how Elden Ring currently plays like shit on most platforms.

[@rainygamedays5873]

@@paulocamoes6816 what are you talking about? I have it on PS5 and run it on frame rate mode, it runs beautifully and looks gorgeous. What are you playing on?

[@stagnant-name5851]

@@rainygamedays5873 Pc somehow got WAY worse performance with a patch.

[@paulocamoes6816]

@@rainygamedays5873 I'm playing also on ps5, a the frame rate mode is all over the place , with a lot of fluctuations and stutters. Maybe you've been lucky, but do some search online and you'll see that a lot of people are having the same problem, especially on pc. If you don't normally care about that, maybe you won't notice it as much, but it's there, and it's not good

[@jerenbrowning3343]

The Holes reference.. that killed me. You guys are the best

[@wmredwine]

You and the peppers look so happy at the end of the ad read!

[@bloodrayne2645]

Damn Shelby! That song was a mastapeece!!

[@erwinlimawan3158]

I love how we could hear Shelby being so amused after her wonderful song to segue into the sponsor.

[@joboilastnight8904]

These edits are impeccable. I especially loved the song

[@pierogracis5614]

"For the damaged coda" was a touch of genius. And that intro song! :D

[@XTINGAX]

kazu makino will be proud

[@geektesse]

I just LOVE horizon forbidden west. They improved every single thing from the first game that players didn’t like and just made it so much better. Yes, the story isn’t as mesmerizing as the first one, but the game otherwise is just so GOOD. I even put off playing elden ring until I finished horizon.

[@edinalewis4704]

I feel like playing games as a job is taking some of the joy out of things for you.

[@stnrodriguez]

she doesn't play them...she watches her boyfriend play.....do you understand?

[@edinalewis4704]

@@stnrodriguez the channel is run by both of them. The comment is intended for the both of them…do you understand?

[@stnrodriguez]

@@edinalewis4704 the whole point of this channel is that it's a backseat gamers view of video games....

[@edinalewis4704]

@@stnrodriguez and doing it as a job appears to be taking something away from the experience. She even said they had to rush through the story to be ready to play Elden Ring…

[@pievancl5457]

@@edinalewis4704 it’s not their fault that horizon launched a week before one of the most anticipated games (for a lot of us)..clearly horizon didn’t hook either of them enough to break through their hype. I just think it was foolish of Sony to not delay HFW for another month- ER has won most anticipated game award 2 years in a row. It was clear whatever released around it was going to get buried.

[@DieGebruederSmash]

1:46 the Gwent music xD

[@OceanShark384]

I love the consistency of your videos, thank you!

[@Mannydadgamer]

You know in the settings you can change whether you hold to loot or just click. I think your frustration isn’t with the game, but your boyfriend lol

[@egomania2792]

Really? Shit, might wanna check that out LUL

[@Mannydadgamer]

@@egomania2792 at least I thought so. There’s tons of things you can change in the settings. Including using the controllers gyro in it so you aim based on the movement of the controller.

[@sarasthoughts]

THANK YOU it frustrates me so much (not the looting but the people complaining about it)

[@YurimoHikashi]

Why didn't you mention they did everything you asked for in the previous game?

[@gibbongood3281]

I absolutely live for these parody songs, catch me off guard every time 😂

[@ems4456]

"We look like math homework!" I'm still laughing that was so funny

[@bdgeiger4]

this video was super funny. I think this is one of those games people will come back to and relax and spend more time in; so many people seem to be obligatorily rushing through it and not enjoying it. there’s an amazing story built in this game that I am absolutely loving, and it’s been a blast to play.

[@benwasserman8223]

Think my first GF Review video was Zero Dawn. Love how far you two have come since then.

[@PACourtesy]

I don't know where that grandpa clip is from, but it killed me! Always impressed with your ability to find the perfect pop culture clips

[@Wham21]

They literally explain how hades survives and teased it in the first game…

[@derianmcdougall1441]

I bought Zero Dawn because of you guys. My wife heard me laughing. I explained the concept and she said sounds neat you should buy it. Thanks :)

[@GuidoQuinceMaat]

Seriously, it spooks me each and every time (and I bet it's highly underestimated how hard this is), how you find these clips from other sources in exactly the right context! Does one of you have a photographic memory for dialogue in movies/games/series or something? Because the amount of these spot on jokes is simply mind blowing! HOW?! Tell us your secrets!

[@RandomGuy285]

That Jimmy Neutron reference was such a deep cut. Like, did he just happen to be watching a 20 year old cartoon recently? Or is that just an insane memory he drew from?

[@GuidoQuinceMaat]

@@RandomGuy285 Exactly! We demand answers!! 😂

[@AConquerorsVendetta]

@@RandomGuy285 most likely memory, I can easily think back to memorable moments in cartoons I watched as a kid

[@GuidoQuinceMaat]

@@AConquerorsVendetta same, but then there's needing a specific one to highlight a joke in your KZbin video, and repeating that about 15-20 times for each video, coming up with new references every time.

[@andrelau3529]

The moment you said Magic-The-Gathering-checkers-the-dice-game, I'm sold! XD

[@vandalsavage2074]

I dig the writing and the concept of the channel. Respected and subbed.

[@air4seduction]

It’s super weird to me how GFR just butchered the sequel, after so much praise for zero dawn, although most of the features they wished into the second instalment actually is included in it … then again I get forbidden West got released into a busy release schedule, and the sequel is indeed rather overwhelming.. more so than the first one.

[@danieljohnson4530]

I was waiting and waiting on this, I was for sure you would mention how you asked for the glider in the sequel and you got it!!!! What happened!!??

[@sarasthoughts]

They barely paid attention to the game at all and they rushed this video to play elden ring.

[@danieljohnson4530]

@@sarasthoughts honestly, I can’t blame em, I dropped it have been stuck on Elden Ring…

[@sarasthoughts]

@@danieljohnson4530 then why even bother. I was WAITING for this game and their review so much and this was a slap in the face. Postponing this review would have been easy but they chose to butcher it instead

[@JoeyMannino]

the digging bit absolutely killed me. couldn't stop laughing

[@biswajitguha2410]

2:43 Ooo, looks like someone forgot to take Madame Zeroni up the mountain.

[@nathanmitchell2827]

I’m so stoked for the elden ring one, just you have mentioned your boyfriend/fiancé/ loves the dark souls series. You guys are amazing, thanks for the great content.

[@WBG760]

Your first video made me want to play HZD and I loved it - thanks!. And thankfully I started playing Horizon Forbidden West before watching this video otherwise I might have skipped it. Definitely as good if not better than Horizon Zero Dawn.

[@MrNZ19]

Feel like they were way to harsh on the game, loved every second of it, generally I don’t watch their stuff until I finish a game now a days because recently their taste hasn’t aligned with mine, which is fine I still enjoy the content and comedy of the vids

[@davidwhite206]

That Hawkeye opener was too dope, I love your wit woman!

[@justinhilton3142]

The ending animation is top tier and just so wholesome!! I love it!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@janindrak6334]

Loved the game. Will write my own review about it next week. One hundred hours of joy (and frustration sometimes too) I have some reservations about it and critique too, but overall...it was a pleasant and positive experience.

[@christopherholland179]

The devs can’t win on this one. Either the world is “empty” or it’s “got too many icons on the map.” This game is as amazing as the first one from a game mechanics perspective and the continuation of the story actually makes sense.

[@John-996]

thats why having only a few things marked and the rest hidden that way there are things to do but its not like a checklist. i think they did a great job, just need get rid of some of the icons so it does not feel like a massive checklist.

[@jacobnorris8256]

Except when people complain about "empty" they don't mean "please fill everything with a bunch of equally uninteresting garbage and items that way too long to pick up". They want actual unique, consistently engaging content for the whole experience. Both filler and too little content are bad. This is not a new thing.

[@mistamethylbrot2187]

are youa dev from ubisoft? the secret is doing neither, fill the world with interesting places and challenges that are worthy to remember and you are good.

[@aadipie]

nope, you dont need a clutter of icons, look at metal gear solid V or elden ring for maps in open world games, simple and letting players explore whatever they want to do with minimal or no restrictions

[@AfroMozes]

Fabulous and very critical review. That editing though, ... You all flexing some muscle. Thank you for your hard work.

[@jonathanmiller2351]

I really enjoy it when you sing. You have a great voice and your lyrics are delightfully satirical. Thanks for what you do. Puts a smile on my face every time I see a notification that you have uploaded a new video.

[@chrismichaelis7259]

The girl from Fortnite has her own game now? Nice!

[@acaparulan5806]

I can't wait for all this Covid sh*t to be done and the "Should You and Your Boyfriend Play Arcade Games -- in Japan" episode. 😊

[@peludonium]

Finishing that phrase the only think I thought was... Hmmm Trash Taste guests... XD

[@joserafaelarguedasrodrigue4696]

I mean... they can do it right now, a lot of places have partially or totally removed restricions in their respective countries.

[@jaykutts9664]

I can't wait for the "playing the Metro series in the new soviet union"

[@hotdognl70]

@@jaykutts9664 Too soon...

[@Gladissims]

@@joserafaelarguedasrodrigue4696 Provided we don’t have an imminent WWIII on our hands, lol

[@benjaminandrew9057]

I know its been said in other comments( I did scroll down before commenting) but I gotta say your videos are hilarious and your channel so criminally underrated. You two should be getting more subs than any of the other game review channels.

[@JGooden762]

Your Beverly Hillbillies theme song re-write had me lolling so hard... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thefugetive1979]

Amazing game

[@tomgroot7039]

This is the funniest review you’ve done in a while, I may not agree with all your criticisms of the game, but man are you entertaining. The song at the beginning is hilarious. Thanks for a good laugh.

[@Greed97]

On what you disagree?

[@itsflowerside]

you don’t always need to say that you normally dislike something before complimenting it, it doesn’t help anyone

[@VendErre]

The singing portion was surprisingly endearing and amusing. : )